Senior Cost Data Scientist & ML Architect (Remote)

INNOVIM; Washington (District of Columbia); À distance; USD 185 000 - 225 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

IDS is seeking a Chief Cost Data Scientist to lead defense cost analytics and ML research. The role combines deep cost estimating with applied machine learning, requiring top-tier technical leadership and strategic advisory capabilities.

The position supports a potential Department of the Air Force opportunity, with remote or hybrid work in the United States and occasional travel to the National Capital Region. A Secret clearance is required at hire.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited institution; advanced degree preferred.
• Ten years in data science; five years in cost estimating or cost analysis.
• Five+ years leading cross-functional data teams and defining a data strategy.
• Experience integrating data science with existing processes and tech.
• Proven ability to drive ML/AI R&D and communicate results to leaders.
• Secret clearance; U.S. citizenship required.

Responsabilités

• Serve as senior technical authority across tasks including pipeline designs and deployed products.
• Act as enterprise architect for the customer cloud cost data environment and approve contractor decisions.
• Own experimental design, governance, and reproducibility standards.
• Determine ML applicability and document data quality conditions for ML vs parametric methods.
• Propose technology insertions with benefits, effort, and risk assessments.
• Advise the customer technical director and integrate products into cost estimating workflows.
• Ensure content quality, commonality, and compliance across tasks, and author research reports.
• Lead R&D initiatives in ML/AI and translate results into actionable guidance for decision makers.

Connaissances

Leadership

Data science

Cost estimating

Communication

Machine learning

Experiment design

Statistical governance

Formation

Bachelor's degree (BS/BA)

Advanced quantitative degree preferred

Outils

Databricks

Apache Spark

Python

R

SQL

Description du poste

IDS is seeking a Chief Cost Data Scientist to lead defense cost analytics and ML research. The role combines deep cost estimating with applied machine learning, requiring top-tier technical leadership and strategic advisory capabilities.

The position supports a potential Department of the Air Force opportunity, with remote or hybrid work in the United States and occasional travel to the National Capital Region. A Secret clearance is required at hire.